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October 9, 2016February 2, 2017 | Sanjida Kay

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Author of psychological thrillers, ‘One Year Later’, 'My Mother's Secret', 'The Stolen Child' & award-winning 'Bone by Bone', pub by @AtlanticBooks.

My favourite book of the summer was ’Where the C

My favourite book of the summer was ’Where the Crawdads Sing’ by @authordeliaowens. A coming-of-age / crime story, set in the marshes along the North Carolina coast. As a trained zoologist (so is the author), I particularly loved the descriptions of the swamp wildlife.

The opening is beautiful:

‘Marsh is not swamp. Marsh is a space of light, where grass grows in water, and water flows into the sky. Slow-moving creeks wander, carrying the orb of the sun with them to the sea, and long-legged birds lift with unexpected grace - as though not built to fly - against the roar of a thousand snow geese.

Anyone else have a favourite summer read?

@corsair

One Year Later, My Mother’s Secret, The Stolen Child and Bone by Bone are published by @atlanticbooks and @audible_uk #audiobook

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 #bonebybone #thestolenchild #oneyearlater #mymotherssecret #sanjidakay

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My daughter received this letter from @laurenchild

My daughter received this letter from @laurenchildthatsme. I’m not sure who was more excited, her or me!

Authors bring us the gift of stories and we would be lost without them. It means such a lot when an author reaches out personally too, especially to a child. I know my daughter will treasure this letter. That is, if she can get it back from me!

#laurenchild #childrensbooks #writers #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writing #writer #writingcommunity #writersofig #writerslife #author #books #write #writings #bookstagram #bookworm #amreading

And when Peace here does house
He comes with work

And when Peace here does house
He comes with work to do, he does not come to coo,
He comes to brood and sit.
GM Hopkins

This was one of my father, James O’Connell’s favourite poems and poets. Until his death, he was Professor of Peace Studies at @universityofbradford. #PeaceDay
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#bradforduni Poppy photo @unsplash #atlanticbooks  #CorvusBooks #audible #audiobook #bonebybone #thestolenchild #oneyearlater #mymotherssecret #sanjidakay #books #book #thriller #psychologicalthriller #crime #crimefiction #fiction #suspense #mysteryfiction #amwriting
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‘The force that through the green fuse drives th

‘The force that through the green fuse drives the flower…’ I love this line by Dylan Thomas. It reminds me that we are all interconnected, to each other and to nature.
#poetry #mondaymotivation
Photo #unsplash

Picked up an exciting pile of books in @childrensb

Picked up an exciting pile of books in @childrensbookshoplondon. My daughter is going to love them. I was SO impressed by the staff, how knowledgeable and thoughtful they were. We should all be supporting our local bookshops as much as we can - friendliness, bookish-chat and fantastic recommendations - what more could a reader want?
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#allenandunwin #atlanticbooks  #CorvusBooks #audible #audiobook #bonebybone #thestolenchild #oneyearlater #mymotherssecret #sanjidakay #books #book #thriller #psychologicalthriller #crime #crimefiction #fiction #suspense #mysteryfiction #amwriting
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I’m spending a few days in Hackney, London, wher

I’m spending a few days in Hackney, London, where the crime novel I’m writing is set and spotted these teenage cygnets. My main character, Maddison Jones, sees a family of swans - and then what she notices next inspires her to volunteer to help clean up the River Lee:

‘One morning about a year ago - I always had to be up early to fit my training in before work - I was out rowing on my own along the Lee. It was beautiful, the sun was rising, a bright pink disc, and there was a thin mist floating on the surface of the water. I saw a family of swans - the mum and dad and three cygnets. I pulled my oars in so I could float past them. And then I saw that the nest they’d made was built entirely out of junk - milk bottles and beer cans and plastic bags and that netting you get round oranges - and the light shimmering on the surface of the water was actually the sun reflecting off a film of oil.’
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#allenandunwin #atlanticbooks  #CorvusBooks #audible #audiobook #bonebybone #thestolenchild #oneyearlater #mymotherssecret #sanjidakay #books #book #thriller #psychologicalthriller #crime #crimefiction #fiction #suspense #mysteryfiction #amwriting
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…nature spills
A wealth of heather, kidney-vetch

…nature spills
A wealth of heather, kidney-vetch and squills
Over these long-defended Cornish hills.
 Cornish Cliffs by John Betjeman

#mondaymotivation #nationaltrust #cornwall #poetry
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#bonebybone #thestolenchild #oneyearlater #mymotherssecret #sanjidakay #books #book #thriller #psychologicalthriller #crime #crimefiction #fiction #suspense #mysteryfiction #amwriting
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Our entire crop of blueberries 😂🙁
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#boneb

Our entire crop of blueberries 😂🙁
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#bonebybone #thestolenchild #oneyearlater #mymotherssecret #sanjidakay #books #book #thriller #psychologicalthriller #crime #crimefiction #fiction #suspense #mysteryfiction #amwriting
#familydrama #writersofinstagram #novelist #novel #bookworm #writerslife #writingcommunity
#bristol
#somerset #somersetlife

Strimming hogweed! It’s a welcome break from wri

Strimming hogweed! It’s a welcome break from writing - and this is going to be where our wild orchard will be planted!

Looking forward to the trees arriving from Chew Valley Trees. Anyone around to help us plant them?!
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#allenandunwin #atlanticbooks  #CorvusBooks #sanjidakay #audible #audiobook #bonebybone #thestolenchild #oneyearlater #mymotherssecret  #books #book #thriller #psychologicalthriller #crime #crimefiction #fiction #suspense #mysteryfiction #amwriting
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